seaJane Posted 17 April , 2019 Share Posted 17 April , 2019 (edited) Just a quick one on behalf of a friend - was Casualty Clearing Station everyone's name for it, or did the US Army use something else? Thanks in advance! sJ Edited 17 April , 2019 by seaJane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 April , 2019 Admin Share Posted 17 April , 2019 Hi Jane Might not be the answer to the question but article here https://www.ncpedia.org/wwi-medicine-battlefield David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 17 April , 2019 Share Posted 17 April , 2019 Until Jan 1915 they were known as Casualty Clearing Hospitals which changed to Station apparently because non-military types assumed a CC Hospital would be equipped as a hospital should be rather than a group of tents and huts. I'd guess that as US personal had worked at CCSs they would stick to the same terminology. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 17 April , 2019 Author Share Posted 17 April , 2019 Thanks both! (I have corrected the predictive typo in the heading) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 18 April , 2019 Share Posted 18 April , 2019 Had a search though Medical Services: General History and found that around June 1918 US divisions ran their own evacuations from front line to dressing stations but from there evacs were undertaken by BEF MACs to British CCSs. Therefore there were no American CCSs. I'd guess it would cause confusion if they adopted another terminology. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 18 April , 2019 Author Share Posted 18 April , 2019 Thank you very much - that'll do nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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